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Salary Table 2026-HB (GW)

Wildland Firefighters under Pay Plan GW

Including Special Base Rates at Grades GS-1 through GS-15 and

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 19.43%

For the Locality Pay Area of Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA

Total Increase: 1%

Effective January 2026

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 18.35 18.97 19.58 20.19 20.79 21.15 21.75 22.36 22.39 22.95
O 27.53 28.46 29.37 30.29 31.19 31.73 32.63 33.54 33.59 34.43
2 B 20.20 20.68 21.35 21.91 22.16 22.81 23.46 24.11 24.77 25.42
O 30.30 31.02 32.03 32.87 33.24 34.22 35.19 36.17 37.16 38.13
3 B 21.56 22.28 23.00 23.72 24.44 25.16 25.88 26.60 27.32 28.04
O 32.34 33.42 34.50 35.58 36.66 37.74 38.82 39.90 40.98 42.06
4 B 23.67 24.46 25.25 26.04 26.83 27.62 28.41 29.20 29.99 30.78
O 35.51 36.69 37.88 39.06 40.25 41.43 42.62 43.80 44.99 46.17
5 B 25.89 26.75 27.61 28.48 29.34 30.20 31.07 31.93 32.79 33.66
O 38.84 40.13 41.42 42.72 44.01 45.30 46.61 47.90 49.19 50.49
6 B 28.19 29.13 30.07 31.01 31.95 32.89 33.83 34.77 35.71 36.65
O 42.29 43.70 45.11 46.52 47.93 49.34 50.75 52.16 53.57 54.98
7 B 30.59 31.61 32.63 33.65 34.67 35.69 36.71 37.73 38.75 39.77
O 45.89 47.42 48.95 50.48 52.01 53.54 55.07 56.60 57.32 57.32
8 B 33.06 34.16 35.26 36.36 37.46 38.56 39.67 40.77 41.87 42.97
O 49.59 51.24 52.89 54.54 56.19 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32
9 B 35.60 36.79 37.98 39.17 40.35 41.54 42.73 43.91 45.10 46.29
O 53.40 55.19 56.97 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32
10 B 38.21 39.49 40.76 42.03 43.31 44.58 45.85 47.13 48.40 49.67
O 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32
11 B 40.89 42.25 43.61 44.98 46.34 47.70 49.07 50.43 51.79 53.16
O 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32
12 B 47.69 49.28 50.87 52.46 54.05 55.64 57.23 58.82 60.41 62.00
O 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 57.32 58.82 60.41 62.00
13 B 55.15 56.99 58.83 60.67 62.51 64.35 66.19 68.02 69.86 71.70
O 57.32 57.32 58.83 60.67 62.51 64.35 66.19 68.02 69.86 71.70
14 B 63.33 65.44 67.55 69.67 71.78 73.89 76.00 78.11 80.22 82.33
O 63.33 65.44 67.55 69.67 71.78 73.89 76.00 78.11 80.22 82.33
15 B 73.41 75.86 78.30 80.75 83.20 85.64 88.09 90.54 92.99 94.49
O 73.41 75.86 78.30 80.75 83.20 85.64 88.09 90.54 92.99 94.49

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Note: These hourly locality rates apply to employees who meet the definition of "wildland firefighter" in 5 U.S.C. 5332a and receive special base rates under that section. Also, the wildland firefighter special base rate for GS-10, step 1, is used in computing the applicable title 5 overtime hourly rate cap under 5 U.S.C. 5542 and 5 CFR 550.113 for all FLSA-exempt wildland firefighters.

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